demonstrative

Meanings

• Determiner, pronoun, or adverb

  Used to indicate or point out something, often in demonstration or explanation.

  - "This is a demonstrative pronoun."
  - "He pointed to the house with a demonstrative gesture."
  - "The demonstrative word 'this' refers to the nearby object."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with demonstrative
reveals , avails , maintains , chains

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Variants

List of all variants of demonstrative that leads to same result
demonstrative , demonstratively , demonstrativeness , demonstrativenesses , demonstratives

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Forms

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this, that, these, those

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Etymology

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From Old French 'desmonstrer' meaning 'to make clear, to show', from 'de-' meaning 'away, off' + 'monstrer' meaning 'to show, to make known'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'demonstrative' comes from the Latin word 'demonstrare', which means 'to make clear' or 'to show'.

2. In English, there are four demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, and those.

3. Demonstratives are used not only in English but also in many other languages around the world.

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Related Concepts

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1. Article: Demonstratives are a type of article, which is a word that introduces or determines a noun.

2. Determiner: A determiner is a word that precedes a noun and helps to specify which particular noun is being referred to.

3. Pronoun: Demonstrative pronouns are used to indicate the relationship of a pronoun to other words in a sentence.

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Culture

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In literature, demonstratives are used to create vivid imagery and to clarify the relationship between objects and ideas. In art, demonstratives can be used to draw attention to specific elements of a composition. In music, demonstratives can be used to emphasize certain lyrics or melodies.

How to Memorize "demonstrative"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person pointing to an object and saying 'this' or 'that'. Imagine yourself using demonstratives in a sentence.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'demonstrative' with the idea of pointing or indicating.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Demonstratives are words that DEmonstrate'

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